Box assembly

ABSTRACT

A box assembly includes a plurality of boards connected to each other and each of the boards includes a plurality of first flips on one side thereof and second flips on another side thereof. Each first flip is cooperated with a first slit which opens downward and each second flip is cooperated with a second slit which opens upward. When connecting two boards, the first flips are inserted into the second slits and the second flips are inserted into the first slits. The first and second flips may extend at angle from the boards so as to obtain a polygonal box.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a box assembly which can be easilyassembled by the users and the shape of the box can vary.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional Do-It-Yourself box assembly generally provides screws andwashers to the consumers and the box assembly is composed of multipleboards which have marked points for the consumers to drill the screws toconnect the boards. The screws and washers are tiny and easily to missduring transportation.

Another conventional Do-It-Yourself box assembly generally includesmultiple boards and the boards have pre-set mortises and tenons, theconsumers engage the tenons with the mortises to roughly make a box.Besides, each board further includes flips which have holes definedtherethorugh and rivets or screws are then used to fix the boards toeach other by using the flips. Although this type of box assembly ismore secured, too many machining processes are required. The mortisesand tenons require huge press machine to make and there still need thetiny screws and washers.

The present invention intends to provide a box assembly that is easilymade and assembled without using screws or rivets.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a box assembly which comprises aplurality of boards and each of the boards includes a plurality of firstflips on one side thereof and second flips on another side thereof. Eachfirst flip is cooperated with a first slit which opens downward and eachsecond flip is cooperated with a second slit which opens upward. Thefirst flips are inserted into the second slits and the second flips areinserted into the first slits to connect the boards to each other.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a box assemblythat is composed of multiple boards which are connected to each other byinserting flips on one board into slits on the other board. The boxassembly is easily to manufactured and can be easily assembled by theconsumers.

The present invention will become more obvious from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswhich show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment inaccordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view to show the box assembly of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view to show the box assembly of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the relative position of thefirst and second flips of the box assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view to show another embodiment of the boxassembly of the present invention, and

FIG. 5 shows the relative position of the first and second flips of thebox assembly of the present invention in FIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the box assembly of the present inventioncomprises a plurality of boards 1 and each of the boards 1 includes aplurality of first flips 2 on one side thereof and second flips 3 onanother side thereof. Each first flip 2 is cooperated with a first slit21 which opens downward, and each second flip 3 is cooperated with asecond slit 31 which opens upward. The first and second flips 2, 3extend perpendicularly from the boards 1 when the box assembly is arectangular box. Each of the boards 1 further has at least one bent edge10 so as to form a smooth edge which does not cut the consumers.

When connecting two boards 1, the first flips 2 on the first board 1 areinserted into the second slits 31 on the second board 1 and, the secondflips 3 on the first board are inserted into the first slits 21 on thesecond board 1. The assembly processes are easy and convenient to theconsumers. The bottom board can be assembled by the same way or anyknown method.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the box assembly wherein thefirst and second flips 2, 3 extend from the boards 1 at an angle and theconnection between the boards 1 is the same as the first embodimentmentioned above. The angle that the first and second flips 2, 3extending from the boars 1 decides the shape of the box assembly, asshown in FIG. 5, the box assembly is a hexagonal box. The boards 1 canalso be made to have patterns made by any known decorative method.

While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with thepresent invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art thatfurther embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of thepresent invention.

1. A box assembly comprising: a plurality of boards and each of theboards including a plurality of first flips on one side thereof andsecond flips on another side thereof, each first flip cooperated with afirst slit which opens downward, each second flip cooperated with asecond slit which opens upward, when connecting two boards, the firstflips being inserted into the second slits and the second flips beinginserted into the first slits.
 2. The box assembly as claimed in claim1, wherein each of the boards has at least one bent edge so as to form asmooth edge.
 3. The box assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein thefirst and second flips extend perpendicularly from the boards.
 4. Thebox assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second flipsextending from the boards at an angle.